# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018065870` · 6/14/2018 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 2200 NW 72nd Avenue, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33152
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to engage a dock board. It was stuck so the employee used his hand. When the board came loose, it crushed several digits on his left hand. The left ring finger was partially amputated.

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